title: Female farmworkers' health during pregnancy: health care providers' perspectives.
abstract: Pregnant farmworkers and their fetuses are at increased risk of negative health outcomes due to environmental and occupational factors at their workplaces. Health care providers who serve farm communities can positively affect workers' health through the informed care they deliver. Yet, interviews with rural health care providers reveal limited knowledge about agricultural work or occupational and environmental health risks during pregnancy. Professional associations, government organizations, academic institutions, and practice settings must renew their efforts to ensure that environmental and occupational health education, especially as it relates to women and their children, is incorporated into academic and practice environments.
authors.affiliation: Neil Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. makelle@emory.edu
authors.forename: Maureen A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Joan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Flocks
authors.forename: Jeannie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Economos
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McCauley
mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011295:Prenatal Care
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides